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PBS Coals, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2015

All MSHA-reportable accidents at PBS Coals, Inc. operations in 2015. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2015
0
Total incidents
2
Year
2015

Top incident classifications

  1. 01STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT1 incident
  2. 02MACHINERY1 incident

All incidents in 2015

PBS Coals, Inc.
Struck against stationary object

A miner injured his right ankle when he stepped backwards onto a coal lump and rolled his right ankle. This report is being completed to terminate citation 9057388 issued on 11/18/2015.The injured miner continued to perform his normal job duties as a shift supervisor. The injured miner did not miss any scheduled workdays and his injury should have been considered first aid.

PBS Coals, Inc.
Struck by falling object

A miner was injured while operating a CAT 375 excavator when the hoist cylinder failed and broke the side window on the cab. The broken glass contacted the operators right hand and caused a small laceration. The miner received two sutures.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to PBS Coals, Inc.'s numeric MSHA operator ID.